2018_IIHF_World_Championship_Division_III

2018 IIHF World Championship Division III

2018 IIHF World Championship Division III

International ice hockey tournament


The 2018 IIHF World Championship Division III was an international ice hockey tournament run by the International Ice Hockey Federation. It was held in Cape Town, South Africa[1] and the qualification tournament in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina after the original hosts, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, withdrew their application.[2]

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Georgia won the tournament and were promoted to Division II.[3]

Kuwait and Turkmenistan made their debut in the World Championships, with both playing in the qualification tournament. Turkmenistan won their first ever game in the World Championships, defeating the United Arab Emirates and later went on to win the qualification and be promoted to next year's Division III.[4]

Division III

Quick Facts Tournament details, Host country ...

Participants

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Match officials

4 referees and 7 linesmen were selected for the tournament.[5]

Standings

More information Pos, Team ...
Source: IIHF.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament.
(H) Host; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. Chinese Taipei 5–2 South Africa

Results

All times are local (UTC+2).

16 April 2018
13:00
Georgia 6–2
(4–1, 1–0, 1–1)
 TurkeyThe Ice Station, Cape Town
Attendance: 35
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16 April 2018
16:15
Chinese Taipei 5–1
(0–1, 2–0, 3–0)
 Hong KongThe Ice Station, Cape Town
Attendance: 80
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16 April 2018
20:00
Bulgaria 4–0
(1–0, 2–0, 1–0)
 South AfricaThe Ice Station, Cape Town
Attendance: 200
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17 April 2018
13:00
Turkey 6–1
(1–1, 2–0, 3–0)
 Hong KongThe Ice Station, Cape Town
Attendance: 20
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17 April 2018
16:15
Bulgaria 3–5
(2–1, 0–3, 1–1)
 GeorgiaThe Ice Station, Cape Town
Attendance: 60
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17 April 2018
20:00
South Africa 2–5
(0–1, 1–2, 1–2)
 Chinese TaipeiThe Ice Station, Cape Town
Attendance: 180
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19 April 2018
13:00
Bulgaria 7–2
(1–1, 4–0, 2–1)
 Chinese TaipeiThe Ice Station, Cape Town
Attendance: 30
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19 April 2018
16:15
Georgia 11–1
(5–1, 3–0, 3–0)
 Hong KongThe Ice Station, Cape Town
Attendance: 40
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19 April 2018
20:00
Turkey 7–1
(1–0, 4–1, 2–0)
 South AfricaThe Ice Station, Cape Town
Attendance: 250
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20 April 2018
13:00
Hong Kong 0–10
(0–3, 0–3, 0–4)
 BulgariaThe Ice Station, Cape Town
Attendance: 20
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20 April 2018
16:15
Chinese Taipei 2–4
(1–0, 1–1, 0–3)
 TurkeyThe Ice Station, Cape Town
Attendance: 30
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20 April 2018
20:00
South Africa 4–2
(2–1, 0–1, 2–0)
 GeorgiaThe Ice Station, Cape Town
Attendance: 700
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22 April 2018
13:00
Georgia 11–2
(5–1, 3–0, 3–1)
 Chinese TaipeiThe Ice Station, Cape Town
Attendance: 100
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22 April 2018
16:15
Turkey 3–4 OT
(2–2, 1–0, 0–1)
OT: (0–1)
 BulgariaThe Ice Station, Cape Town
Attendance: 80
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22 April 2018
20:00
Hong Kong 0–6
(0–0, 0–4, 0–2)
 South AfricaThe Ice Station, Cape Town
Attendance: 400
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Awards and statistics

Awards

  • Best players selected by the directorate:

Source: IIHF.com

Scoring leaders

More information Player, GP ...

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalties in minutes; POS = Position
Source: IIHF.com

Goaltending leaders

Only the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played at least 40% of their team's minutes, are included in this list.

More information Player, TOI ...

TOI = Time on ice (minutes:seconds); SA = Shots against; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts
Source: IIHF.com

Division III qualification tournament

Quick Facts Tournament details, Host country ...

Participants

More information Team, Qualification ...

Match officials

3 referees and 4 linesmen were selected for the tournament.[6]

Standings

More information Pos, Team ...
Source: IIHF.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament.
(H) Host; (P) Promoted

Results

All times are local (UTC+1).

25 February 2018
16:00
Turkmenistan 4–0
(0–0, 1–0, 3–0)
 United Arab EmiratesZetra Olympic Hall, Sarajevo
Attendance: 100
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25 February 2018
20:00
Kuwait 1–8
(0–2, 0–3, 1–3)
 Bosnia and HerzegovinaZetra Olympic Hall, Sarajevo
Attendance: 1,100
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26 February 2018
16:00
Kuwait 2–24
(0–8, 0–7, 2–9)
 TurkmenistanZetra Olympic Hall, Sarajevo
Attendance: 110
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26 February 2018
20:00
United Arab Emirates 1–6
(0–1, 1–2, 0–3)
 Bosnia and HerzegovinaZetra Olympic Hall, Sarajevo
Attendance: 600
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28 February 2018
09:00
United Arab Emirates 4–2
(1–1, 1–0, 2–1)
 KuwaitZetra Olympic Hall, Sarajevo
Attendance: 110
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28 February 2018
20:30
Bosnia and Herzegovina 3–13
(3–1, 0–5, 0–7)
 TurkmenistanZetra Olympic Hall, Sarajevo
Attendance: 1,000
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Awards and statistics

Awards

Source: IIHF.com

Scoring leaders

More information Player, GP ...

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalties in minutes; POS = Position
Source: IIHF.com

Goaltending leaders

Only the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played at least 40% of their team's minutes, are included in this list.

More information Player, TOI ...

TOI = Time on ice (minutes:seconds); SA = Shots against; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts
Source: IIHF.com


References

  1. "27 tournaments assigned". iihf.com. 19 May 2017.
  2. "IIHF tournament in Bosnia". iihf.com. 3 October 2017.
  3. "Georgia's joy". iihf.com. 24 April 2018.
  4. "Galloping to glory". iihf.com. 1 March 2018.

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